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This study is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA), the aging program within ICPSR. NACDA
is sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Heath (NIH).

These data explore the family relationships and social
support networks of middle-aged and older persons. Information on
respondents' relationships with individual family members is supplied,
along with measures of many kinds of routine help given and received,
and summary measures of the amount of time that others spent helping
the respondent and that the respondent spent helping others. Variables
cover respondent's employment status and history, employment status
and history of respo... (more info)

These data explore the family relationships and social
support networks of middle-aged and older persons. Information on
respondents' relationships with individual family members is supplied,
along with measures of many kinds of routine help given and received,
and summary measures of the amount of time that others spent helping
the respondent and that the respondent spent helping others. Variables
cover respondent's employment status and history, employment status
and history of respondent's spouse, respondent's income, number and
sex of children, family composition (biological parents, step-parents,
in-laws), household chores performed (cooking, cleaning, washing,
shopping, driving), and assistance received with chores. Additional
items relate to whether respondents helped anyone else with daily
activities, and whether they were involved in church, civic, and/or
other activities. Demographic information about respondents and their
spouses (age, sex, education, ethnicity) is also provided.

Access Notes

These data are freely available.

Dataset(s)

Study Description

Citation

Logan, John R., and Glenna D. Spitze. Informal and Formal Supports in Aging in Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties, New York, 1989. ICPSR06899-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06899.v1

Universe:
Noninstitutionalized persons aged 40 and older living in
three New York counties: Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady.

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Produced by Policy Research Associates, Delmar, NY, 1989.

Methodology

Sample:
Two-stage cluster sample comprised of a random sample of
120 block groups followed by a random sample of households within
these block groups. Within households, a randomly selected adult aged
40 or over was interviewed.

Data Source:

personal interviews

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1997-09-19

Version History:

1998-01-16 The codebook and data collection
instrument are now available as a PDF file.